Technology

The iia Partners with E-BEAM Services for International Electron Beam Day 2026

The iia is pleased to announce partnership with E-BEAM Services to support International Electron Beam Day 2026 - 30th April, 2026. International Electron Beam Day was created to raise awareness of the positive impact that electron beam technology has on the world and to recognize the...

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced their decision to renew the Class IB nuclear substance processing facility operating licence issued to Nordion (Canada) Inc. for a period of 25 years. Nordion, a member of iia, manufacture cobalt-60 sealed sources at their facility located in Ottawa,...

July 30, 2025, marks the official start of operations at BGS Beta-Gamma-Service’s first Electron Beam (E-Beam) facility in the United States, located in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The 100,000-square-foot facility will deliver fully automated E-Beam irradiation services for sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging and biotechnology products. Completed...

A new iia article 'Gamma Irradiation: A Sustainable Future for Medical Device Sterilization' has been published in MD+DI (Medical Devices and Diagnostic Industry). The article discusses the sustainability of gamma irradiation as demand for the technology continues to grow. It looks at sustainability in both the...

Praneeth Kandlakunta, research assistant professor of nuclear engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University, has received a DARPA-STTR Phase II award for his project, “A microstructured target for high-efficiency X-ray production.” The project builds on Phase I work that...

ISI E-Beam, a member of iia located in the Philippines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) to advance radiation processing in the Philippines. The collaboration of ISI E-Beam and DOST-PNRI is expected to boost...

The Unit 1 reactor at OPG Darlington is now producing Cobalt-60 following its recent refurbishment and the authorisation issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in June 2024. The reactor was modified during refurbishment to enable it to produce Cobalt-60. OPG will similarly modify the...

The iia will attend and present at Kilmer 2025 Next Generation, Microbiological Quality & Sterility Assurance Conference, taking place 3 - 6 February in Orlando, Florida (USA). Arthur Dumba, iia General Manager, presentation and abstract: Analysis and Considerations for the use of Low Energy Electrons for Sterilization Low...

The iia created the Eb/X Working Group in early 2024, to provide information to iia members who are interested in implementing Ebeam or X-ray technologies for radiation processing purposes. The group also aims to understand the needs and requirements of users of the technologies and...

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